6548 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 23 / Monday, February 4, 2008 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6089] 

Termination of Statutory Debarment 

Pursuant to Section 38(g)(4) of the 

Arms Export Control Act for Peter 

Appelbaum 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Department of State has terminated 

the statutory debarment against Peter 

Appelbaum pursuant to section 38(g)(4) 

of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) 

(22 U.S.C. 2778). 

DATES: Effective Date: January 24, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David C. Trimble, Director, Office of 

Defense Trade Controls Compliance, 

Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, 

Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, 

Department of State (202) 663–2807. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

38(g)(4) of the AECA and section 127.11 

of the International Traffic in Arms 

Regulations (ITAR) prohibit the 

issuance of export licenses or other 

approvals to a person, or any party to 

the export, who has been convicted of 

violating the AECA and certain other 

U.S. criminal statutes enumerated at 

section 38(g)(1)(A) of the AECA and 

section 120.27 of the ITAR. A person 

convicted of violating the AECA is also 

subject to statutory debarment under 

section 127.7 of the ITAR. 

In October 1999, Peter Appelbaum 

was convicted of violating the AECA 

(U.S. District Court, Southern District of 

Florida, 1:99CR00530–001). Based on 

this conviction, Peter Appelbaum was 

statutorily debarred pursuant to section 

38(g)(4) of the AECA and section 127.7 

of the ITAR and, thus, prohibited from 

participating directly or indirectly in 

exports of defense articles and defense 

services. Notice of debarment was 

published in the Federal Register (68 

FR 52436, September 3, 2003). 

Section 38(g)(4) of the AECA permits 

termination of debarment after 

consultation with the other appropriate 

U.S. agencies and after a thorough 

review of the circumstances 

surrounding the conviction and a 

finding that appropriate steps have been 

taken to mitigate any law enforcement 

concerns. The Department of State has 

determined that Peter Appelbaum has 

taken appropriate steps to address the 

causes of the violations and to mitigate 

any law enforcement concerns. 

Therefore, in accordance with section 

38(g)(4) of the AECA, the debarment 

against Peter Appelbaum is rescinded, 

effective January 24, 2008. 

Dated: January 24, 2008. 

Stephen D. Mull, 

Acting Assistant Secretary of State for 

Political-Military Affairs, Department of 

State. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Approval of Noise Compatibility 

Program; Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta 

International Airport, Atlanta, GA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) announces its 

findings on the Noise Compatibility 

Program submitted by the City of 

Atlanta under the provisions of 49 

U.S.C. (the Aviation Safety and Noise 

Abatement Act, hereinafter referred to 

as ‘‘the Act’’) and 14 CFR part 150. 

These findings are made in recognition 

of the description of Federal and 

nonfederal responsibilities in Senate 

Report No. 96–52 (1980). On April 10, 

2007, the FAA determined that the 

noise exposure maps submitted by the 

City of Atlanta under Part 150 were in 

compliance with applicable 

requirements. On January 24, 2008, the 

FAA approved the Hartsfield-Jackson 

Atlanta International Airport Noise 

Compatibility Program. All of the 

recommendations of the program were 

approved. No program elements relating 

to new or revised flight procedures for 

noise abatement were proposed by the 

airport operator. 

DATES: Effective Dates: The effective 

date of the FAA’s approval of the 

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International 

Airport Noise Compatibility Program is 

January 24, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Scott L. Seritt, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Atlanta Airports 

District Office, 1701 Columbia Avenue 

Campus Building, Suite 2–260, College 

Park, Georgia 30337, phone number: 

404–305–7150. Documents reflecting 

this FAA action may be reviewed at this 

same location. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice announces that the FAA has 

given its overall approval to the Noise 

Compatibility Program for HartsfieldJackson Atlanta International Airport, 

effective January 24, 2008. 

Under section 47504 of the Act, an 

airport operator who has previously 

submitted a Noise Exposure Map may 

submit to the FAA a Noise 

Compatibility Program which sets forth 

the measures taken or proposed by the 

airport operator for the reduction of 

existing non-compatible land uses and 

prevention of additional non-compatible 

land uses with the area covered by the 

Noise Exposure Maps. The Act requires 

such programs to be developed in 

consultation with interested and 

affected parties, including local 

communities, government agencies, 

airport users, and FAA personnel. 

Each airport noise compatibility 

program developed in accordance with 

14 CFR part 150 is a local program, not 

a Federal Program. The FAA does not 

substitute its judgment for that of the 

airport operator with respect to which 

measure should be recommended for 

action. The FAA’s approval or 

disapproval of part 150 program 

recommendations is measured 

according to the standards expressed in 

part 150 and the Act, and is limited to 

the following determinations: 

a. The Noise Compatibility Program 

was developed in accordance with the 

provisions and procedures of 14 CFR 

part 150; 

b. Program measures are reasonably 

consistent with achieving the goals of 

reducing existing non-compatible land 

uses around the airport and preventing 

the introduction of additional noncompatible land uses; 

c. Program measures would not create 

an undue burden on interstate or foreign 

commerce, unjustly discriminate against 

types of classes of aeronautical uses, 

violate the terms of airport grant 

agreements, or intrude into areas 

preempted by the Federal government; 

and 

d. Program measures relating to the 

use of flight procedures can be 

implemented within the period covered 

by the program without derogating 

safety, adversely affecting the efficient 

use and management of the navigable 

airspace and air traffic control systems, 

or adversely affecting other powers and 

responsibilities of the Administrator 

prescribed by law. 

Specific limitations with respect to 

FAA’s approval of an airport Noise 

Compatibility Program are delineated in 

14 CFR part 150, § 150.5 Approval is not 

a determination concerning the 

acceptability of land uses under Federal, 

state, or local law. Approval does not by 

itself constitute an FAA implementing 

action. A request for Federal action or 

approval to implement specific noise 

compatibility measures may be 

required, and an FAA decision on the 

request may require an environmental 

assessment of the proposed action. 

Approval does not constitute a 


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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 23 / Monday, February 4, 2008 / Notices 6549 

1Speaking before the National Retail Federation’s 

annual conference on May 16, 2006, in Washington, 

DC, former U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman 

Mineta unveiled a new plan to reduce congestion 

plaguing America’s roads, rails, and airports. The 

National Strategy to Reduce Congestion on 

America’s Transportation Network includes a 

number of initiatives designed to reduce 

transportation congestion. The transcripts of these 

remarks is available at the following URL: http:// 

www.dot.gov/affairs/minetasp051606.htm. 

commitment by the FAA to financially 

assist the implementation of the 

program nor a determination that all 

measures covered by the program are 

eligible for grant-in-aid funding from the 

FAA. Where Federal funding is sought, 

requests for project grants must be 

submitted to the FAA Airports District 

Office in College Park, Georgia. 

The City of Atlanta submitted to the 

FAA on March 29, 2007, the Noise 

Exposure Maps, descriptions, and other 

documentation produced during the 

noise compatibility planning study 

conducted from February 6, 2003, 

through September 5, 2007. The 

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International 

Airport Noise Exposure Maps were 

determined by FAA to be in compliance 

with applicable requirements on April 

10, 2007. Notice of this determination 

was published in the Federal Register 

on April 10, 2007. 

The Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta 

International Airport study contains a 

proposed Noise Compatibility Program 

comprised of actions designed for 

phased implementation by airport 

management and adjacent jurisdictions 

from September 5, 2007 beyond the year 

2012. It was requested that FAA 

evaluate and approve this material as a 

Noise Compatibility Program as 

described in section 47504 of the Act. 

The FAA began is review of the Program 

on September 7, 2007, and was required 

by a provision of the Act to approve or 

disapprove the program within 180 days 

(other than the use of new or modified 

flight procedures for noise control). 

Failure to approve or disapprove such 

program within the 180-day period shall 

be deemed to be an approval of such 

program. 

The submitted program contained 

seven (7) proposed actions for noise 

mitigation on and off the airport. The 

FAA completed its review and 

determined that the procedural and 

substantive requirements of the Act and 

14 CFR part 150 have been satisfied. 

The overall program, therefore, was 

approved by the FAA effective January 

24, 2008. 

Outright approval was granted for all 

of the specific program elements. These 

determinations are set forth in detail in 

a Record of Approval signed by the FAA 

on January 24, 2008. The Record of 

Approval, as well as other evaluation 

materials and the documents 

comprising the submittal, are available 

for review at the FAA office listed above 

and at the administrative office of the 

City of Atlanta. The Record of Approval 

also will be available on-line at: 

http://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/ 

airports/environmental/airport_noise/ 

part_150/states/. 

Issued in College Park, Georgia, on January 

25, 2008. 

Scott L. Seritt, 

Manager, Atlanta Airports District Office. 

[FR Doc. 08–464 Filed 2–1–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Research, Engineering and 

Development Advisory Committee 

Pursuant to section 10(A)(2) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. 

L. 92–463; 5 U.S.C. App. 2), notice is 

hereby given of a meeting of the FAA 

Research, Engineering and Development 

(R, E & D) Advisory Committee. 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

Name: Research, Engineering & 

Development Advisory Committee. 

Time and Date: March 5, 2008—9 

a.m. to 4 p.m. 

Place: Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Round Room (10th Floor), 

Washington, DC 20591. 

Purpose: The meeting agenda will 

include receiving from the Committee 

guidance for FAA’s research and 

development investments in the areas of 

air traffic services, airports, aircraft 

safety, human factors and environment 

and energy. Attendance is open to the 

interested public but seating is limited. 

Persons wishing to attend the meeting 

or obtain information should contact 

Gloria Dunderman at (202) 267–8937 or 

gloria.dunderman@faa.gov. Attendees 

will have to present picture ID at the 

security desk and be escorted to the 

Round Room. 

Members of the public may present a 

written statement to the Committee at 

any time. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 28, 

2008. 

Barry Scott, 

Acting Director, Research & Technology 

Development. 

[FR Doc. 08–463 Filed 2–1–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Express Lanes Demonstration 

Program 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice; request for applications. 

SUMMARY: Section 1604(b) of the Safe, 

Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 

Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for 

Users (SAFETEA–LU) (Pub. L. 109–59; 

Aug. 10, 2005), authorizes the Secretary 

of Transportation (Secretary) to carry 

out 15 demonstration projects to permit 

States, public authorities, or public or 

private entities designated by States, the 

authority to collect a toll from a motor 

vehicle on an eligible toll facility. This 

notice invites States, public authorities, 

or other entities as designated by States 

to apply to participate in the Express 

Lanes Demonstration Program. It also 

presents guidelines for program 

applications and participation. 

DATES: Applications must be received 

no later than May 31, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions about this notice, contact Mr. 

Wayne Berman, Office of Operations, 

(202) 366–4069, 

(Wayne.Berman@dot.gov); for legal 

questions contact Mr. Michael Harkins, 

Attorney Advisor, Office of the Chief 

Counsel, (202) 366–4928, 

(Michael.Harkins@dot.gov). The FHWA 

is located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue, 

SE., Washington, DC 20590. Office 

hours are from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., 

e.t., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Access 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded from the Federal 

Register’s home page at: http:// 

www.archives.gov and the Government 

Printing Office’s database at: http:// 

www.access.gpo.gov/nara. 

Background 

There is a growing consensus among 

transportation policymakers and 

economists that existing financing 

mechanisms for highway and aviation 

infrastructure are unsustainable in the 

long-term and will be unable to keep 

pace with projected demands on the 

transportation network. In May 2006, 

the National Strategy to Reduce 

Congestion on America’s Transportation 

Network was introduced by the U.S. 

Department of Transportation to set 

forth several initiatives to relieve 

congestion.1 The Express Lanes 


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